France’s reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Saturday he was to form a government “not imprisoned by the parties” to tackle a political crisis “painful for everyone.”
In a move that drew sharp criticism, President Emmanuel Macron reinstated Lecornu late Friday evening, just four days after his resignation and the collapse of a government that survived only 14 hours.
Lecornu, 39, now faces the task of forming a cabinet to present a 2026 draft budget on Monday, in a bid to end months of political paralysis and rein in France’s sprawling debt.
But his new government is already at risk, after his reappointment provoked outrage across the political spectrum and pledges to vote it down at the first chance.
